MADELINESSTOKER

What to Expect When Commissioning a Custom Gown Commissioning a custom gown is an exciting and deeply personal experience. It also can make you a little nervous. Unlike buying something off the rack, there's not fancy store you can walk into, with thousands of dresses at your disposal to try on and see what you like best. However, what this process does allow you is a close collaboration with myself (or whichever designer you ultimately work with), where you are able to create a piece that is uniquely yours, that fits you like a glove, and that has everything

Welcome to Sugar Springs, friend! My name is Madeline, a 30something year old living in the beautiful Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas. Since I was a child, I have been a lover of fantasy, couture fashion, and creativity. (No joke, as a nine-year-old, one of my first souvenirs I ever purchased was a book on royal gowns and as an 11-year-old, I pretty much cycled through the Lord of the Rings trilogy on repeat!) More than anything, though, I love to infuse whatever I create with a story of its own. Whether it’s through a gown that feels like